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Despite Financial Mess, San Francisco Symphony Could Be A Great Opportunity For The Right...
"Reframe the task and it could become very attractive for a particular kind of musician. The key is to take a cue from the...
Cost Of Quebec City Museum’s Expansion Has Doubled
"Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec’s Espace Riopelle addition has started — but the budget has almost doubled. The original budget was $42.5 million,...
What’s The World’s Fastest Language? That’s Not Nearly As Simple A Question As You...
The problem is that "fastest" could, in this context, mean four different things. Syllables per minute? Amount of information conveyed per minute? And so...
What Happened To The Missing Panel Of The Bayeux Tapestry?
The 947-year-old, 230-foot-long graphic-novel-in-embroidery depicting the Norman Conquest is actually missing one section; roughly eight to ten feet long, it is believed to depict...
How To Train Dancers In Acting Skills
There's a lot of overlap between acting and dance, and while it's standard for student actors to take dance classes, it's less common for...
At This Immersive Theater Show, Some Audience Members Mocked, Harassed, Pawed And Even Hit...
For several years, during The Speakeasy, the audience participation which immersive theater invites would regularly get out of hand. But there were no bouncers...
Nashville’s Arts Agency Says It Will Restore The Grants It Rescinded, But When Will...
"Nashville’s Finance Director, Kevin Crumbo, … has not given a timeline for the payments. ... Until the 2023 grants are paid, Metro Arts (says...
Gaetano Pesce, Pioneer Of The Radical Design Movement, Has Died At 84
"Moving against the stream of rational, functional modernism in the 1960s and early 70s, Pesce experimented with materials and production methods to create furniture...
Can Both Of Boston’s NPR Stations Survive In One Media Market?
"When the pandemic hit and office workers stopped tuning in on their commutes, that accelerated a worrisome trend: a downturn in radio listeners, which...
How Cambodia Goes About Its Search For Looted Antiquities
"A 55-year-old American attorney named Bradley J. Gordon and three Cambodian women working for him are at the helm of a broadening expedition to...
Tory Government Will Slash Funding For Arts Instruction In England’s Universities
"Ministers will cut funding for performing and creative arts courses at English universities next year, which sector leaders say will further damage the country’s...
Boston Symphony Principal Flute Elizabeth Rowe Is Walking Away From The “Dream Job Of...
"In August, after Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 ends the summer at Tanglewood, Rowe, 49, will take her final bow with the orchestra, which will...
With A Permanent CEO, New Leadership At Cleveland Ballet Intends To Turn The Page
"(Larry Goodman), interim president and CEO, announced Tuesday he would permanently fill the position. Goodman was formerly on the company’s board of directors when...
So, Who Invented The Modern Lending Library?
Benjamin Franklin, who founded the Library Company of Philadelphia In 1731. "(It) allowed members — at first, largely male artisans of modest means —...
This Show Is A Cross Between A Diner And A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Play
"The Worst Cafe in the World, a new, creatively interactive Off-Broadway production, … actually gives audience members a menu of theatrical moments to choose...
Butoh Master Ushio Amagatsu, Founder Of Dance Company Sankai Juku, Is Dead At 74
He founded Sankai Juku, which did more than any other troupe to spread butoh in the West, in 1975 and had led it ever...
Why Orlando’s Performing Arts Center Has Put Its Expansion Plan On Hold
"The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts can’t build its $175 million third phase until Orange County and the city of Orlando provide...
What The Bookseller Of Kabul Did After The Taliban Destroyed His Shop And Archive
Well, first he spent two weeks considering suicide. Then he realized that, with today's technology and his international contacts, he could set about recreating...
Why Broadway Tickets Are So Insanely Expensive These Days
"Industry professionals say soaring ticket prices are due to various reasons, including rising production costs, a changing industry and the rise of celebrity headliners....
Forger Gets Four Years In Jail For Passing His Woodblock Prints Off As 15th-Cntury...
"(Earl Marshawn) Washington ... was sentenced for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud. He was also ordered to pay restitution to victims...
WBEZ/Chicago Public Media Closes Its Podcast Studio And Lays Off 14 Staffers
Four of the eliminated positions are in the business office of the Chicago Sun-Times, which merged with WBEZ in 2022. The remaining ten come...
Metropolitan Opera’s New Chorus Director Is Tilman Michael Of Frankfurt Opera
"Michael, 49, was chorus master at the National Theater in Mannheim, Germany, then has held the same job at Oper Frankfurt since 2014-15. He...
Ukrainian Museum Identifies Over 100 Looted Artworks Shown In Russian Video
The Kherson Art Museum, which was looted by Russian forces in November 2022, says it spotted the items in its collection in a video...
In One Week, This Man Was Both Named To Run An Opera House And...
Carlo Fuortes, who turned around the disastrous finances at the Rome Opera and then headed Italy's state broadcaster, RAI, was appointed superintendent of Florence's...
Italy Replaces Its €500 Culture Vouchers For 18-Year-Olds
Launched in 2016, Italy's 18App was the oldest such program in Europe, and all 18-year-olds were eligible. Replacing 18App are the Carta Cultura, with...
